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Originally Posted by Taxi
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I also think we should be working on exploring space, but we still have probably a couple of centuries left before that happens, and right now the chances of surviving those few centuries look slimer with each day that passes by. All our eggs are in a basket called earth, and im not sure what kind of catastrophic event its gonna take for humanity to get its shit together.
Religion sure doesnt help by pushing this toxic idea that its all in god's plan, and that what matters is this hypothetic afterlife, not what we have here right now. Some apocalyptic christians for example not only think that rapture is coming, they are actively working toward making it happen.
Heres a great hour and a half documentary on apocalyptic nuts if anyone is interested:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...5521791525424#
Yes, im ranting. |
Sadly, you're correct. Religious zealots see most big disasters, even human-caused, as a confirmation that the arrogance of mankind is bottomless. It only deepens their faith and resentment towards the original sin committed by adam and eve. In the past, disasters were seen as a sign of gods wrath. Now, increasingly, they're seen as a sign that the end times are near. I think the idea that humans might one day leave earth soon, or that the earth could be destroyed by humans alone, is reason enough for most religious extremists to suspect that something is up, something big, at least in their crazy swiss cheese mind.
Imho, the bible is a 2000 year old rule book. It might have worked 2000 years ago, but it doesn't work in the 21st century. The 3 major monotheistic religions, which also tend to be the most intolerant, are: judaism, christianity, islam. They're all based on the bible in one form or another - there's just 3 different versions, but it's thrown together like patchwork. Each one considers itself correct, without any room for error. Each one has extremists that go on radio shows or tv shows and talk about the end times and how there's going to be a big war in the middle east. Believe it or not, they ALL say that. Is that what they actually want?
Of all religions, I prefer those that're pagan. That's because they recognize multitudes of gods and, predictably, are usually more tolerant of other people. In the globalized world we live in, you must be tolerant of others beliefs and values. It's increasingly important. Intolerance creates division, and division denies government the ability to govern effectively. Sooner or later, one side or the other will strike back.
North vs South. Black vs White. Holy vs Unholy.
For a taste of christian zealotry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjMRgT5o-Ig
I've seen the same sh** in judaism and islam. I've seen islamist extremists dancing with joy, screaming death to america, death to israel. Iran's leader is a psycho that believes he spoke with god and that he might bring about the coming of Hadhrat Isa. I've seen israeli settlers, that establish communities in what're essentially illegal settlements, riot for the total annihilation of arabs and invasion of their lands. They all wear a different color, wield a different flag, but they see the same thing: armageddon. These religions, the big three, interpret the bible differently, with predictable results. Essentially, the results favor them, their beliefs and values.